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TheTrawscrlpt.com Page North Adams Transcript FROM FVGF ONT Thnrsday, November 29, 2007 Cheshire: Kids get feel of how government works at the local level ..3 interesting to her, but she would not be up for a position on the Selectmen. "It's interesting, all Ae stuff they have to do and how they get it all done in time," said Andrea, who works on the school newspaper: "A lot of it seems confusing, and I dont think I could do it" Cassidy said she could see herself sitting on the board when she grows up, in addition to working as a kindergarten teacher. "I think I would kind of like to be a selectman because you get to help people," she said. appeared to have enjoyed the experience, despite a few drooping eyelids, and invited the Selectmen to attend Student Council meetings every Monday at 1230pm "I liked hearing about all the things you have to do during a meeting," Coby said. His father, David Tarjick, is a police officer, and Coby said he would become an officer as well if he decided to work for the town one day When asked what job she would choose, Kelsey pointed to Francesconi, who also works as the building and grounds superintendent "Hers, because you get to look at buildings and decide where to put mem," Kelsey said.

Jennifer could not decide which position she would like best but said the most interesting part of the meeting was when Chief Gamer told them about how a boat had landed on the bike path Ashuwill-ticook Rail Trail one day. "I didnt expect all these people to come to the meeting," Jennifer said of the numerous guest speakers who had introduced themselves. Andrea said a job with the highway department sounded the most -Wig Cilluin JonesNorth Adams Transcript Selectwoman Carol Francesconi enjoys a light moment during Tuesday's meeting with student Kelsey Hosley. Students in grades four, five and six participated. Continued from Rage A1 children's parents pay on houses and cars help to pay for all the services the town provides, the most expensive of which is, she asked, what? "School!" the children said, almost in unison, holding copies of Cheshire's list of expenses.

Chairman Ffcul Astorino supervised Jennifer as she read the minutes of the previous meeting. He corrected her only once when she traded the word "spacious" with "suspicious" when describing a basement renovatioa Most of the children dressed in some vestige of business attire. Jennifer sported slacks with a red turtleneck sweater, Coby a pinstriped button-down shirt and Cassidy a pair of plaid gray pants. But, unlike the more tenured selectmen, the children sparkled, too, with Julia wearing a sequined blouse and Kelsey wearing gold-trimmed sneakers one glimmering shoelace untied. They remained, for the most part, quiet throughout the meeting but began asking more questions after Timothy Gamer, chief of police, entered in full uniform "Do you have a laser?" Kelsey asked him "No," Gamer responded, grinning.

He then spoke about the police department's budget, explaining that about half comes from fines people pay for infractions such as speeding. Last year, the department received $36,000 after the state took its share of the fines collected. "And, there is no quota," Gamer said. "You dont see us at the end of the month trying to rack up fines." 2nd Annual 7 UV 1.1 "from it A I I I ing and carol-sing, refreshments will be served at the senior center, and children may visit with Santa. Santa will also attend the free David Grover concert on Friday, Dec.

14, at 6:30 pm at the elementary school Concert organizers will serve refreshments and collect non-perishable food donations. In other business Tuesday, the older Selectmen helped the younger ones understand everything from how much road salt the town uses in a year (about 2,000 tons costing about to how many cats the Board of Health once rernoved from a senior citizen's home (about 30) and why Francesconi could not sign off on a bill issued to the town by her son (nepotism). At the end of the meeting, Astorino handed each of the children a town-sealed certificate honoring their service to the town. The children Jennifer probed further "So, is it a good thing then, when you don't get as much money in the end?" she asked. Gamer smiled again.

"It would mean we 're not doing our job or that people are slowing down." The chief handed a stack of flyers about the upcoming annual tree lighting and the David Grover concert to the principal to post around town "Which selectmen would like to be the one to light the tree this year?" Astorino asked, looking around at the children Most of mem raised their hands, but the group decided Kelsey had raised hers first On Sunday, Dec. 2, she will flip the switch on the lights strung on the evergreen at Town Halt The event will begin at 5:30 pm. with a hay ride with Santa Claus starting at the Cheshire Senior Center. After the tree-light xtr-a(Mocuvzw Sunday, December 2nd, 5:00 pm jy Model Farm Mansion fL Dalton, Massachusetts -r" Feast on foods of Tuscany expertly prepared by Sabrina Sample the new wine sorbets by Brooklyn Wine Cellars Sample wines selected by John Kelly of Kelly's Package Store Arts: Something for everyone here also: Meet the Mountain Man Henry Kranz, author of MoiinLuctM.ui Iiuilui he will be signing his book. Tickets are $35 and are Available at Kelly's Piukiige Stole or lite Dalion CUA or Call (-413) The proceeds for this evening will benefit Newspapers in Education, Recipe for Success, and Dalton CRA Sponsored by Kelly's Package Store and North Adams Transcript Locate More Continued from Rage A1 planting flowers in the downtown We were once described as a 'sorry gateway to anywhere' and a classic example of a 'dirty old mill I had to sell the concept of Mass MoCA to the people who live here first We had to pave the streets and start cleaning things up." He said once people started to take notice of improvements, such as new playgrounds and improved roadways, they began to feel better about the city and the economy "We laid the foundation and people began to support the concept of this museum," Barrett said.

"When we opened, we might not have understood the artwork inside of it, but the beauty was we saved the buildings. It took 14 years to do it, but now people are embracing the change. Mass MoCA isnt in North Adams, if part of North Adams." One of the most important factors he said is making sure there is "something for everyone." "It cant just be about the Barrett said. "You have to have the schools, the recreational fields, and family events. We have many events mat are family oriented.

In July we fill one of the streets with sand and have a beach part That came from one of our artists and when he first proposed it, I though he was crazy. But people come out in the numbers for it" He also stressed the importance of housing in the downtown. "I've spoken in North Carolina and in Tennessee," Barrett said the Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton, question whether the city should brand itself with a single theme or something more general. "You have to ask yourself if you want to be the 'Home of Champions' which is only good for sports or the 'Jewel of the South Coast 'or the 'Gem of Merrimack Valley?" Barrett said Keyworth, who once worked in the realm of the creative economy for tiie city of Boston, said that North Adams and Pittsfield were like Brockton in "many ways." "There's this real synergy with the ethnic diversity and the industry moving out," she said "Brockton is very rich culturally, but doesnt realize it yet I'm looking to bring back strategies to encourage the city to become proud of who it is and also encourage cultural growth. One of the things we're hoping to do is bring artists to our downtown" Helena Fruscio, project coordinator of "Berkshire Creative" which is part of the Berkshire Blueprint, said she the tour, which originated with the New Bedford group, was an example of how the Berkshires is at the forefront of the creative economy movement "The creative economy is a new terminology and we're ahead of the game," she said "We've already organized our cultural resources county-wide.

People want to know why we're so successful. Pittsfield and North Adams are the best examples of how to rejuvenate through the arts as a creative economy." "They have beautiful downtowns with no one in them. I say that the best neighborhoods in the world are in New York City The people in those neighborhoods know more people in their areas then people in our towns do. Those neighborhoods are buzzing with activity." He added, "When housing is put in, it is hopefully followed by small storefronts. Retail is dead in the downtown the JC Fennys, Woolworths and Newberrys are gone and not coming back.

Many years ago I looked at Providence, Rhode Island and what the mayor was doing there. He figured out that if you brought in me artists, that the restaurants, would follow. Then the professional offices, the small storefronts and the housing." A representative of Brockton asked Barrett how to change the media's perception and portrayal of a city "What we did was sit down with the editors of the newspapers at the time," the mayor said "At one point the Boston Globe would come to us if they wanted to do a story on alcoholism or the high rate of teen pregnancy. They wrote stories about how the money for this museum could be put to better use. Eventually, they become irrelevant or they realize that the change can bring in more advertising dollars." He pointed out that the Berkshire Eagle, which once printed a combination of 143 letters, editorials and articles against Mass MoCA was now one of the biggest supporters of the arts.

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